Dynamic Quality Assurance Manager with a proven track record at Manitou Equipment India, specializing in surface finishing technologies and process improvement. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency, achieving a 91% first-run rate. Passionate about driving quality standards and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager- Quality Assurance
Manitou Equipment India Pvt Ltd
02.2022 - Current
Responsible for driving the principles in the paint shop: people involvement, standardization, continuous improvement, built-in quality, and short lead time.
Developing and auditing the supplier process for the painting (PT-CED, shot blasting, liquid paint - TSA, epoxy, and PU paint).
Development of a new shade for the new machine, and validating the results to meet Manitou's global quality standard.
PFMEA and audits across the paint shop.
Coordinating at CPA (Customer Product Audit) from the paint shop.
Concluding the internal paint shop process audit as per schedule, sharing, and resolution of non-conformity with the team.
Cost coordinator for the paint shop rejection: Implemented multiple ideas to bring down in-house part rejection.
Ensuring daily production volumes are met with requirements as per quality results.
Monitoring daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly defects data, and preparing root-cause analysis data to minimize the defects ratio.
Customers are problem-solving and implementing root cause analysis at the paint shop to run the line with efficiency.
Any line loss.
Preparing training slides and delivering them to the manpower for the awareness and process/SOP change.
Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and achieve project milestones.
Developed and implemented process improvements, resulting in streamlined workflows across departments.
Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
Assistant Manager - Production
Escorts Kubota India Pvt ltd
Faridabad
09.2019 - 04.2022
Production: Responsible for planning and allocation of resources to achieve defined targets. Review production data and documents for continuous monitoring of figures with right quality.
Ensuring 100% adherence to PPEs and safety measures on shop floor.
Responsible for annual and weekly preventive maintenance activities.
Updating all records, DWM board and check sheets at different stages.
Regular skill enhancement of operators and associates through OJT.
Conducting TTR run for the oven stability as per schedule.
Having green field experience during paint shop & equipment installation.
Quality: Responsible for overall product quality and implementation of quality system requirements. Reviewer of line parameters to control consumption. Key team player for troubleshooting of defects and submission of detailed analysis with countermeasure.
Worked on analyzing gaps, providing solution and improving system for improved performance to achieve 98% FRR.
Cost: Prepared annual budget and roadmap to achieve targets for minimizing operational cost and other key elements. Drove cost saving, kaizen and improvement projects to minimize manual workload and sustain improvement.
Monitored high value consumables and critical elements on daily basis. Reduced consumable cost by 5% by reducing gas consumption in paint shop & 10% cost reduced in consumables by developing new sources and reduced paint consumption by introducing best practices.
Currently working to achieve 2200 INR/ Chassis including all direct indirect cost.
New Business: Key member for technical discussions and part feasibility study. Responsible for document preparations for the specifications and on line trial of MU models & FT models parts and other activities till regular production commencement.
Safety: Representative and trained member from department in plant safety team. Responsible for adherence to compliance guidelines. Auditor of all poka yoka and safety system and equipment in department.
Audit: Certified internal auditor for the ISO 9001:2015 by the TUV and team member of plant 55 & Safety audit.
Technical officer
KNPL
Gurgaon
12.2017 - 10.2019
Responsible for paint related development & day to day query of Hero MotoCorp & its Ancillaries.
Conducting new shade line trials & co-ordinate to the Paint R&D.
Developing new shade of TSA & PU paints & shade matching of both paints.
Line & Robot parameters adjustment during new share development.
Solving day to day paint issues of customer's line & conducting training for the workers.
Responsible for preparing monthly & trial reports.
Preparing batch wise paint panels for the maintain records.
Monitoring paint transfer efficiency of Robot line, Aero bell line & manual application.
Increasing the paint transfer efficiency by optimizing the Thinner & bell parameters (Offset, RPM & Volt).
Tapping clear rework application reduced on fuel tank by process modification.
Optimizing shade mismatch between PU & TSA paint by thinner balancing & parameter adjustment.
Technical officer
BASF coating India PVT Ltd
Gurgaon
06.2017 - 12.2017
Responsible for paint related development & day to day query of Maruti Suzuki India Pvt Ltd & its Ancillaries.
Monitoring daily basis paint troubleshooting in bumper shop.
Responsible for optimizing shade mismatch issue body with bumper (ABS part).
Robotics painting parameter adjustment as per requirement.
Develop & maintain record for the new product/ shade line trial.
Keeping record of product parameters on daily basis.
Responsible for making monthly & weekly reports.
Having trouble shooting experience in the bare ABS parts.
Shade matching as of bumper as per body by tinting.